• Parents fear missing nine-year-old may have been kidnapped
    05/11/2008

    The parents of a nine-year-old boy who went missing a week ago say they fear he may have been kidnapped. Extensive police searches have failed to find Jakub Šimánek, who is from Havlíčkův Brod and was last seen eight days ago. Police have released an identikit image of a man believed to have been in the vicinity of the spot where the boy was last spotted. His parents, who have not been contacted by anybody claiming to be holding Jakub, say they are afraid he could have been taken out of the country or become the victim of sexual deviants.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Man in serious condition after shooting near Prague
    05/11/2008

    A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot in the head at Hostivice near Prague on Sunday. Witnesses said unknown perpetrators first drove into a car in which the victim and a woman were sitting, before opening fire on the man. Police have mounted a search for the attackers.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Large fire breaks out at dump
    05/11/2008

    A large fire broke out at a rubbish tip in Košťálov, east Bohemia on Sunday. There were flames of up to 20 metres high at the fire, which affected an area of 2,500 square metres. Eleven professional and volunteer fire brigades were called out to deal with the blaze.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechs beat Belarus in latest game at Ice Hockey World Championships
    05/11/2008

    The Czech Republic beat Belarus 3:2 after penalties in their latest Group E game at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Quebec. That result guarantees the Czechs a place in the next stage of the competition, the quarterfinals. Coach Alois Hadamczik’s team play their last Group E game against Sweden on Sunday.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Former political prisoners remember victims of communism at Prague ceremony
    05/10/2008

    Former political prisoners have held an annual memorial to the victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The ceremony at Prague’s Motol crematorium culminated with the laying of a wreath at a nearby graveyard. The communist authorities refused to hand over the ashes of those they executed to their families, interring them at unknown and unmarked locations; deputy chairman of the Confederation of Political Prisoners František Šedivý said research suggested the cemetery was probably where many of the victims’ ashes had ended up.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Funeral held for second Czech soldier to die in Afghanistan
    05/10/2008

    The funeral has taken place of a Czech soldier who died in Afghanistan last week. The soldier was killed in a road-side bomb attack in the province of Logar, where he was serving with a Czech provincial reconstruction team. The Czech defence minister, Vlasta Parkanová, army chief of staff Vlastimil Picek and Chamber of Deputies chairman Miloslav Vlček were among around 500 people who attended the funeral in Uherské Hradiště. The soldier who died was the second Czech soldier to be killed in action in Afghanistan: a Czech military policeman died in a suicide bombing in Helmand province in March.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Baník fan dies after falling from train
    05/10/2008

    A fan of Baník Ostrava football club died after falling from a special train taking supporters to a game against Sparta Prague in the Czech capital on Saturday. The accident occurred between the Bezpráví and Brandýs nad Orlicí stations in east Bohemia. The man, who was 30, is believed to have died after falling out a train door he opened while smoking a cigarette.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Temporary offices at Sparta stadium find fans guilty of misdemeanours during game
    05/10/2008

    Meanwhile, special temporary offices set up at Sparta’s stadium dealt with cases of hooliganism on the spot during the Sparta-Baník match on Saturday afternoon. Two Baník fans were found guilty of committing a misdemeanour after being arrested for fighting in the ground, while another man also came before a Prague 7 misdemeanours commission. A temporary court was also in place but did not sit as the offences were not deemed sufficiently serious. A court official said the measure, being tried out for the first time, had proved effective in deterring trouble. There has been violence between the two clubs’ fans several times in recent years.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Slavia go in front with one game remaining in Czech league
    05/10/2008

    Baník Ostrava beat Sparta 2:1 in that game, denting the reigning champions’ chances of retaining the Czech league title. With one game remaining Sparta are two points behind Slavia Prague, who beat Mladá Boleslav 2:0 away. The last round of the season takes place next Saturday: Slavia play host to Jablonec at their new stadium, while Sparta travel to Liberec.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Nedvěd unlikely to return for Euro 2008, says Czech team’s business manager
    05/10/2008

    The business manager of the Czech national football team says it is unlikely that former international Pavel Nedvěd will return for the European Championship which begins next month in Switzerland and Austria. The announcement on Friday by Czech captain Tomáš Rosický that surgery would rule him out of Euro 2008 has led to increased speculation over a possible comeback by Nedvěd. However, national team business manager Vlastimil Košťál told the daily Sport that his information was that the veteran midfielder would not make himself available for selection. The Czech squad for the European Championship will be named on Wednesday.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

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